An introduction to macroscopic quantum phenomena and quantum dissipation /
Amir O. Caldeira, Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas.
- xiv, 283 pages : illustrations ;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-278) and index.
Elements of magnetism -- Elements of superconductivity -- Brownian motion -- Models for quantum dissipation -- Implementation of the propagator approach -- The damped harmonic oscillator -- Dissipative quantum tunneling -- Dissipative coherent tunneling -- Outlook -- Appendix A: Path integrals, the quantum mechanical propagator, and density operators -- Appendix B: The Markovian master equation -- Appendix C: Coherent-state representation -- Appendix D: Euclidean methods.